Rodney Jane claims Pro-Am round victory in bruising Gold Coast street fight

Rodney Jane claims Pro-Am round victory in bruising Gold Coast street fight

It was a case of contrasting results for the trio of Bob Jane T-Marts Porsches during a weather effected Gold Coast street race event at Surfers Paradise on the weekend.

In what was regarded as one of the most challenging Carrera Cup race meetings in recent history, Rodney Jane finished the round with a fighting Pro-Am round victory, navigating the chaos of the mixed conditions at one of the world's most notoriously difficult street tracks.

Jane qualified third in class in a dry qualifying session, but when the first race started, the wet weather arrived ... and it was torrential.

While others fell by the wayside, Jane claimed the Pro-Am class win in Saturday's Race 1, and the rain did not get any better for Race 2 on Sunday.

Jane finished second in class in that race, backing that up with a victory in a dry Race 3 – one of only a couple of dry sessions during a mixed weekend.
The team's Pro class entrants endured a mixed run, with Marcos Flack's weekend ending early. 

During Friday's second practice session, the young gun made a small error at the first chicane, crashing heavily into the concrete wall. 

After assessing the damage sustained to the chassis, the Sonic Motor Racing Services team elected to withdraw the car and focus on a thorough review and repair at the team's Melbourne workshop.

For Angelo Mouzouris, the former Formula Ford champion qualified a competitive seventh for the opening race, but his Saturday was turned on its head in that race. 

Running with the leading pack, Mouzouris came unstuck at the exit of the front straight chicane, clouting the concrete on the inside of the track.  

The team performed an all night repair job on the #999 T-Marts Porsche, seeing the car return for the final two races.

Mouzouris repaid the team's overnight efforts by finishing eighth and ninth in Sunday's two races – an admirable result given the circumstances of Saturday's wet and wild race.

The final round of the 2026 Carrera Cup Australia Championship will bne held on the streets of Adelaide as part of the bp Adelaide Grand Final on Novemebr 26-29.

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Rodney Jane
Driver, #77 Bob Jane T-Marts Porsche 

“It was a complex weekend. There was lot of rain, a lot of water, and then dry track, wet track and plenty of tyre changes from wets and dries," said Jane. 

"The races were going from dry to wet, but in the end,  it was a good weekend, and the guys at Sonic set the car up really well.
 
"I’d forgotten how much I like this track. I came here last year, and the guys reminded me afterwards that I was sick as a dog. On my first run on Sunday I was thinking, "This track is so much fun," but I don’t remember it being fun last year ... last year I spent most of the weekend lying on the grass, really sick. So it’s great to be back on it.
 
"The longest race was a bit disappointing, but we did well in all three. We won the first, finished second in the second, and won the last, so I’m really happy with the outcome.
 
"And now, apparently, we might be back in the running for the top three. It was a pretty rough first half of the season, with a few accidents, errors and other things, so hopefully we can get it all back together for the last round in Adelaide.”

Angelo Mouzouris

"Pretty eventful and uneventful weekend here at Gold Coast," said Mouzouris.  

"We started off pretty quick in the wet. I got held up in qualifying, so we started seventh in the first race. I was in a conga line of cars and had a huge moment at Turn 2. Unfortunately, I spun and damaged the front tub. 

"A huge thank you to the boys, obviously. They worked on the car up to 4am, fixing it for today. So really, really appreciate them getting it done and fixed.

"It rained for the first race today, and we only did two laps of racing, so another complete waste of time. 

"In Race 3, we did minimal laps and then they red flagged it.

"A big thank you to my sponsors once again – super thankful for them making it all possible."